Bike-sharing program in the works for Ann Arbor

February 04, 2013

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A bike-sharing program is in the works that would include Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus.

AnnArbor.com reports (http://bit.ly/XRSYbD ) the Ann Arbor-based Clean Energy Coalition is developing the program, which could start as early as this fall. Participants will be able to obtain a bicycle at one kiosk and return it miles away, as long as the kiosk is within the bike share system.

Officials say the program could cost between $1.8 million and $2 million to launch and operate for its first three years.

In Detroit, Wayne State University announced last month that it was partnering with several businesses, organizations and institutions to study the feasibility of a bike sharing system. That project could include areas such as Detroit's downtown and Midtown.